Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-19
DAILY HERALD.
THE FLOWER FETE.
The Second Week Opened
Very Successfully.
ALL THE BOOTHS RENEWED.
A Brilliant Display Of All Va
rieties of Flowers Most
Artistically Arranged.


ond week of their great floral fete at til
pavilion. All day long an army of will
ing and slillful workers wrought like
great hive of industry around the sewers
booths arranging the sweet tributes fc
the many altars of the Goddess Flora
When the visitors assembled in th
evening great was the astonishmen
at beholding scenes eclipsing tn
dreams of fairyland. A wondrous iu
provement had been made in all tn
booths. The supply of flowers is great
er and more beautiful than last week
and they are exceedingly artisticall
arranged.
The San Gabriel Alhambra booth wa
specially resplendent in its new dress
II is moved to in front Of the entranc'
door and is entirely reconstructed to it
great betterment. There is great va
riety of flowers and the specimens ar
fine indeed.
The soda booth stands in the south
west corner of the Pavilion as rear
ranged, and it too is much improved il
style. 1t is decorated by bicycle
which hangs in front Of the booth. L
is the handiwork of Misses Maynard
and Brousseau, and displays rare tastt
in the arrangement of the flowers.
The Sanla Monica booth will bea
comparison with any one on the floor
The collection of blossoms is something
wonderful in their variety aad perfeci
development. The display is specially
rich in bulbs and roses. The arrange
ment, done under the direction OF MIR
Tyler, could not be outdone.
One of the prettiest pieces in the Pa
vilior is at Mrs. Shaws booth, being
the "Gate to Paradise"-a series Of
beautiful arches in gothic style, so con
structed as to produce the effect of per
spective in a picture. 1t is made mostly
of white Banksin roses.
The big shoe is dressed in red gerani
ums and is filed with great crowd oi
tigures-the old woman that lived in a
shoe and all her numerous progeny. The
HERALD has filed a caveat on the inven-
tion.
The big ship is redressed in lovely
marguerites. She il rakish craft, art S
tically made.
The scales have ceased to be an ap-
pendage to the San Gabriel booth, aid
has set up for itself. The young ladies
in charge do a thriving business and are
among the most popular at the fair.
Among the flowers that form back
ground to it is huge and most beauil-
full bunch OF palm blossoms, q rare thing
even here.
THE DISTRICTS
To send in flowers to-day are the II lth,
18th, 18th and 18th. Those in these
sections of the city will please remember
to furnish all the flowers they can spare
at as early an hour of the day as may be
1t may be necessary to
make special effort to keep up fine
display all the week.
Mesdames Charnock and Fuller are
the architects of the artistic step.ladder,
SO beautifully DECORATED near the front OF
the stage, as we'll as of many other pretty
pieces.
GENERAL NOTES.
Among the visitors last night was Cap.
tain Crawford, U. s. A., the captor OF
the Indian Magnus.
The procession took place at 9.l5 last
night, having been preceded by songs
and tableaux.
To-day is Public School day, when all
at those institutions are ad-
mitted for ten cents a bead. 1t will be
A great kindness to the ladies if each OF
such visitors will bring the exact change,
a dime or two nickels for each.
Rev. M. F. Colburn returned home
to Riverside, yesterday, having rendered
mo acceptable service to the ladies in
arranging the fair.
In spite of the wreck of matter yes.
terday, while the booths were being re-
constructed, 2lO persons visited the
fair; paying $50 dollars in all to see the
debris OF last week.
The door receipts yesterday, were,
all told, 1886.
The results of the several booths were
not obtainable until too late for print
to-day.
Mrs. Minor, the entering clerk, being
kept away from her post by reason OF
illness, the ardorous duties of the posi-
ton have been most kindly and efficient
ly performed by Mrs. nj. Hagan.
Among the donations yesterday was
most remarkable supply Of smilax, to,
gether with o large variety OF cu'
flowers from Mrs. John D. Bfcknell.
Tomorrow is Orphans Day, when the
inmates of both orphan inst.t I'll 10 are t:
be admitted free.
The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Val
ley Railroad will run an excursion
Thursday whereby the good people OF
Azusa, Duarte, Lamanda PAX, Sierra
Madre, Pasadena, Raymond and all
other points along the line will be en-
abled to enjoy the evenings pleasures.
A big and ornate horn Of plenty now
hangs over the stairway which leads tt
the dining room.
The Women's Exchange is doing 9
handsome business in the sale OF its at
tractive wares.
The San Gabriel ladies sent to th'
dining room yesterday very large sup
ply OF good things. viz: l5 cakes,
hams, 2 gallons pickles, 2 roasts OF beef
| roast Of mutton, IL loaves OF bread,
loayes of Boston brown bread, potat
salad, 6 glasses jelly, 2 pans OF beans,
rolls of butter, s pounds OF coffee,
pound tea, 4 pounds cheese, l gallol
cream.
The ALEXANDRA, not to be outdone, ser
25 cakes. quarts of cream, 4 loaves {
bread, 6 jars of jelly, 6 jars of pickles,
pan beans, box navel oranges, 8 doze
Cookies and large collection Of flower
Mrs. Elliott, of Santa Monica. ser
yesterday two boxes of exquisite howe1
to be used by the Los Angeles iadie
She has promised large contribute
for Wednesday and Thursday and III
solicited much from the Santa Monlt
ladies for the lunches of those days. III
Santa Monica booth has some fine rose
The ocean to-day is made of the purp
scilla, crested with foam of sweet acy
sum.
The dubious booth, in charge
Mines. Marshall and Baker. holds
own in regard to fresh supplies. M
Hough again sent line display. The
are wild rhubarb from San Bernardin
,r;l1 Aouare br0u U